murther
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Etymology
Origin of murther
before 900; Middle English morther, Old English morthor; cognate with Gothic maurthr. See mortal
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But bicause all other authors agree that the murther of Danes was executed about ten yeeres before this supposed time: we haue made rehearsall thereof in that place.
From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England by Raphael Holinshed
“Oh, help them!—save them! murther, murther, or they’ll all be dashed to pieces,” he shouted out, pointing down to the deep glen or gorge below us, through which rushed a rapid, roaring, foaming stream.
From Dick Onslow Among the Redskins by George Soper
"Aw, the murther of it," said one buirdly Manxman, "five-and-forty if he's a day, and a wizened old polecat anyway."
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
“Oh murther, don’t tell him, Masther Frank,” whispered Tim, who then desperately told the truth.
From The Rajah of Dah by George Manville Fenn
And, oh, murther, Masther Dick, but it’s hard work to keep the flies off the mate out here.
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Henri Théophile Hildibrand
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